Mother of GAWD.........today isnt fun.
Got put together yesterday, sealed the cover, painted it.
Well today i filled it full of gear lube. After i got that done i put the driveshaft up in plane and was tightening it up when.......... the pinion had play and was moving up and down.....****. So i pulled the front all apart and compared yolks, they were the same. So i put it back together and tried it again, still had play. Pulled it apart AGAIN, pulled the seal off and pulled the bearing out, then pulled the crush sleeve, the sleeve hadnt ever compressed, so i put in the crush sleeve that came on this pinion, put the bearing on, tapped the yolk on to set the bearing in, tapped the yolk out, put the seal in, then put the yolk on for the last time, tightened it up. I started thingking to my self, YAYAYAYAY no play. Guess what. NO BACKLASH EITHER, ****. so now i have to pull the carrier out and play with shims again.............
Oh boy is this fun.......
And that rear cover was a bitch to get back off, it was sealed GOOD.